Where does “lua” come from?

lua (Tuvaluan) comes from Proto-Polynesian rua, from Proto-Oceanic rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

lua (Tuvaluan): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “lua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianruatwo
2Proto-Oceanicruatwo
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianduha—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianduha—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
6Proto-Austronesian*duha—
7Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →
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